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REMEMBERING 9/11
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On the day that the country mourned the losses of 9/11, an estimated 600 people in Ann Arbor gathered to mourn the loss of Vada Murray and honor his memory by attending a kick-off fundraiser in his name to benefit cancer research. The event, which included a silent auction, was held at the University of Michigans North Campus Research Complex and generated donations for the Vada Murray Fund for Cancer Research. Vada Murray is a name well known in the area as he was a defensive back for Bo Schembechlers Michigan Wolverines from 1986 to 1990 and played in three Rose Bowls during his time at U of M. He was also a police officer for the city of Ann Arbor for 21 years. According to many, however, Murray was best known for being an extraordinary human being who lost his battle with lung cancer this past April, leaving behind his wife, Sarah; son, Deric, 12; and daughters, Kendall, 9, and Harper, 6. Former U of M player and All-American Tripp Welborne attended the daylong event and signed autographs as one way to show his support. This is a wonderful event for wonderful family, Welborne said. I feel

blessed to be a part of it. Sarah Murray said establishing the fund was one way for her to involve the children and to fund research for early detection treatments for lung cancer, causes of the disease (with a focus on environmental causes) and cancer treatments. The fund is the genesis of me still feeling like I want to fight back. Its a way for me to honor him and his fight against the disease, Murray said. There have been tremendous advances made in cancer treatments and detection strategies, but I feel like I know first-hand it is not enough. Dr. Gregory Kalemkerian, the oncologist from the U of M who treated Murray, said that the amount of funding for lung cancer research is extremely low. The disease, which 200,000 people are diagnosed with every year in the United States, kills approximately 150,000 to 160,000 annually. Vada lived three times longer than the average person with stage 4 lung cancer, Kalemkerian said. The will that Vada had to live was phenomenal. Kalemkerian said Murray benefited by participating in a clinical trial through the Karmanos Cancer Center, which allowed him to try the newly approved FDA drug medically known as Crizotinib or Xalkori. While grateful that the drug extended her husbands life by an estimated six to eight months, Murray said that still wasnt enough time.
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Vada Murrays wife, Sarah, and their three children, Deric, 12; Kendall, 9; and Harper, 6, a cancer fundraiser in her husbands memory. Murray served on the Ann Arbor Police Department for 21 years and died earlier this year of lung cancer.

s people across Washtenaw County remembered the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, two local interfaith organizations collaborated for a Day of Service and commemoration. The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice and the Interfaith Roundtable of Washtenaw County came together to make 9/11 a day of service, not vengeance, according to a mutual written statement from the groups. Sundays events began with four volunteer opportunities, including visiting

patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, repainting classroom space used for refugee families at Jewish Family Services, removing invasive species at the Cedar Bend Nature Area and working on the farms at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Director Chuck Warpehoski said the event was in reaction to hostility seen during last years anniversary. We were really concerned wed see a rise in anti-Muslim activities and beating the war drum, he said. Warpehoski said the idea was to focus on the positives. 9/11 brought out the best and worst in us, he said. We wanted to bring people together in service and keep building on the best of America.
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